Blaine Accepts Republican Nomination in Maine Handshake
In Augusta Maine on Saturday the Republican notification committee formally tendered the nomination to James G Blaine. Mrs Blaine received the visitors as Gen Henderson read the address and Blaine prepared a written reply praising the convention and pledging to study the principles while thanking the party and supporters.
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AuGusTa
Republican Notification Committee
Blaine
United States
Mr. Blaine
Gen. Henderson
Missouri
Walker Blaine
National Committee
Republican Party
Maine
Butler Accepts Greenback Nomination in June Letter
Gen Butler’s acceptance letter praises the Greenback nomination and criticizes the Supreme Court ruling on legal tender. He argues for labor interests, public lands preservation, government regulation of interstate commerce, cheaper transport, and equal rights and duties under law for all citizens.
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Ben Butler
Greenback
New York
Gen.Butler
Supreme Court
July Convention Arrangements In Chicago
The Democratic national convention committee clarifies ticket distribution. Tickets come from the national committee with 10,500 seats total. 2,000 for delegates and officers. about 6,000 for press and local committees. 1,200 for senators representatives eminent men. 950 for contingencies. remaining seats go to delegates for public distribution.
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ChicaGo
National Committee
Congress
Democratic presidential ticket names listed for Democratic ticket
Cincinnati dated June 18 The Enquirer provides a long list of suggested ticket combinations including Cleveland Hoadly Payne Flower Hendricks Hewitt Hancock Morrison Randall Butler Carlisle Slocum McClellan Blackburn Voorhees Butler Payne Butler McPherson Bayard Denver Fair Randall Colquitt Trumbull Prince Curtin Carter Harrison Seymour Follett Cox Dana Hud David Davis Curtin Field Palmer Thurman Cockrell.
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Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
Cleveland
Hoadly
Payne
Flower
Voorhees
McDonald
Hendricks
Curtin
Carter
Harrison
Seymour
Follett
Hendricks and
Cox
Dana
Hud
David Davis
Field and Palmer
Thurman
Cockrell
Republican ratification meeting decorates city hall
Washington City on June 20 prepared for a Republican ratification meeting at the city hall. The south front wore bunting and an American eagle, with a rising sun shield above the entrance. Speeches were delivered by Senators Sherman and Mahone, Representatives Belford Harr Dingy Miller and Goff, and Messrs Frea Douglass and O'Hara of North Carolina among others.
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Iington City
Court House
Lincoln
Sherman
Mahone
Belford
Harr
Dingy
Miller
Goff
Messrs
Frea Douglass
Washington City
O'Hara
North Carolina
Democratic conventions report across several states
Louisiana delegates back a revenue tariff and Tilden while Georgia delegates favor Cleveland at Chicago. Florida Independent Democrats form a first Florida movement with bolting candidate F. W. Pope for governor. Illinois Prohibition conventions nominate Hobbs for governor and raise campaign funds. Indiana Republicans rally behind Blaine and Logan with Calkins chosen for governor amid strong party enthusiasm. London reports Joyce arrested with an apparent explosive device aboard the Steamer Illinois.
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Louisiana
Georgia
Colorado
Tilden
Chicago
Cleveland
Florida
Live Oak
F. W. Pope
J. C. Greely
BiLcominaTon
Ills
George C. Christian
W. H. Tibball
Lee County
A. F. Smith
Decatur
R. J. Hazelect
C. B. Harbert
Bloominecton
Committee On Resolutions
Illinois
James B. Hobbs
James Perryman
Belleville
Uriah Copp
Lodi
A. B. Irwin
Sangamon County
C. W. Enos
Jersey County
Hale Johnson
Jasper County
CoLtumsus
Ohio
Woman’s National Temperance Union
Indianapolis
Blaine
Logan
Stanton J. Peelle
Porter
R. W. Thompson
Indiana
W. H. Calkins
Laporte
Col. W. W. Dudley
Shanks
Calkins
Industrial Difficulty Settled in Cincinnati Iron Trade
After a stormy two hour session, Cincinnati iron manufacturers and Amalgamated association signed the Pittsburg scale of prices. About 2000 to 2500 idle workers will regain employment for another year as manufacturers plan immediate resumed operations.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Iron Manufacturers
Amalgamated Association
Pittsburg
Ten-year-old Emil Schultheiss killed by electric shock
In Princeport Connecticut on June 14 Emil Schultheiss, aged 10, was killed while tampering with an electric light wire. He attached a telephone wire to the live line and was struck dead instantly.
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Princepont, Conn
Emil Schultheiss
Thompson-Houston
Connecticut Delegates Elect Officers at Democratic Convention
The Connecticut delegation to the Democratic national convention met in Bridgeport on June 13 and elected officers with Governor Cleveland appearing as the first chair of the group.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Andrews
Rappallo
Court of Appeals
Cleveland
Flower
State Committee
Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut
Senate Debates and Bills Across June Washington Sessions
Senate discussion spans Georgia claim controversy grants to Erie public building and land forfeitures on the Atlantic Pacific road. House considers soldiers' lands and union Confederate home bills, while New York bank investigations and Utah measures draw focus. News covers committee actions, voting outcomes, and contested elections from Washington.
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Senate
Ingalls
Brown
Georgia
Erie
van Wyck
Committee On Judiciary
Union
Central Pacific Roads
Congress
Butler
New York
Utah
House of Representatives
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Committee On Elections
Morey
Ohio
Deuster
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Michigan Fish Commissioners
St. Mary’s Falls Canal
Sherman
Conference
Fitz John Porter
Randall
Kansas Pacific
Sioux City & Pacific
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Union Pacific Road
Central Pacific
Beck
Commissioner of Pensions
New York National Banks
Morgan
Morrill
Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Road
Treasury
Campbell Morey
Wasa Hineton City
Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad Company
Judiciary Committee
Thompson
Hallet Kilbourne
Washindon City
Thurman
Hoar
Floods Submerge Villages and Threaten Cracow
Vienna reports the Dniester and Vistula floods submerge hundreds of villagers and endanger Cracow while beef supplies to Vienna are cut. Tens of thousands are homeless in the flooded area. A Siberian mine disaster drowns 35 miners and a Pont Remoli powder mill explosion in Tuscany leaves 30 dead and 17 wounded.
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Galicia
Dniester
Vistula
Cracow
Loupon
Standard
Siberia
Rome
Pont Remoli
Tuscany
The Sultans Protest on Egypt Occupation
Constantinople reports the porte rejects full reconciliation with Egypt and asks powers to withdraw the English occupation. It argues the sultan’s moral authority will ensure internal peace and suggests any needed force could be supplied by the sultan alone or with England France Italy and Spain.
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Constantinople
Porte
Egypt
England
France
Italy
Spain
Death of Methodist Bishop Matthew Simpson Brings Worldwide Condolences
Senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States Matthew Simpson died at his home after years of labor and age. He was born June 20 1811 in Cadiz Ohio and was nearly 73. Governors and ex Presidents sent messages while Bishop Stevens and Gen Clinton B Fiske attended the funeral arrangements.
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Philadelphia
Matthew Simpson
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Pattison
Hayes
Bishop Stevens
Clinton B. Fiske
Seabright
Bishop Simpson
Cadiz
Ohio
Union
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